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there were demonstrations here, there, tunisia, cairo, yemen. they wanted to make sure americans were safe. that was the focus. at the end of the meeting according to a senior administration official, mike morell the deputy cia director stands up. he says, i am going to take essentially i'm going to take ownership of the talking points. i hear the state department's concerns. i have concerns. i am going to take control of this. dennis mcdonagh now the white house chief of staff says, thanks, mike. that i'm told was the only discussion of the talking points in that meeting. >> hold on for a minute. our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin is joining us for a little context right now. i know you are speaking to officials over there. what are you learning? >> reporter: hi, wolf. as jake says, officials here are adamant that these talking points should now disabuse the public of the idea that they were up to any kind of political trickery, that in fact all they were doing was hashing out a normal kind of e-mail discussion about an ongoing,
there were demonstrations here, there, tunisia, cairo, yemen. they wanted to make sure americans were safe. that was the focus. at the end of the meeting according to a senior administration official, mike morell the deputy cia director stands up. he says, i am going to take essentially i'm going to take ownership of the talking points. i hear the state department's concerns. i have concerns. i am going to take control of this. dennis mcdonagh now the white house chief of staff says, thanks,...
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a popular public figure and critic of tunisia's islamic-led government was according to an eyewitness, shot and killed as he left for work this morning. outraged protesters filled the streets and there were violent clashes with police. tunisia's prime minister condemned the assassination, saying the real target is, in his words, quote, the tunisian revolution as a whole. >>> also in germany, germany's education minister has been stripped of her ph.d in an embarrassing case of plagiarism, if you can even believe it, and she's the second minister in chancellor angela merkel's cabinet to face these allegations. the university awarded the minister the highest honors for her doctoral thesis, which one says has many plagiarized passages. >>> and just days after king richard iii's remains were identified underneath a parking lot in england, a battle is shaping up. which city will get to be his final resting place? lester, where his remains were uncovered, and york are dueling over the rights. a change in fortune for the 15th century king, remembered as a notorious villain, accused of killing
a popular public figure and critic of tunisia's islamic-led government was according to an eyewitness, shot and killed as he left for work this morning. outraged protesters filled the streets and there were violent clashes with police. tunisia's prime minister condemned the assassination, saying the real target is, in his words, quote, the tunisian revolution as a whole. >>> also in germany, germany's education minister has been stripped of her ph.d in an embarrassing case of...
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>> the suspect has been held by authorities in tunisia. this is clearly a major setback in the benghazi investigation. he was held for three months, a suspect in connection with the benghazi attack that killed the u.s. ambassador to libya and three others. now ali ani al harzi is a free man. harzi has been released from custody there. congressman frank wolf, influential in the release of foreign aid, has been keeping track of the harzi case for months. >> your response to this? >> i'm disappointed. one, he was involved in the attack of the american consulate in benghazi. he was there. so he's really partially responsible for the death of four americans. secondly, we gave the tunisian government millions in foreign aid. if the safety department doesn't cut it off, i will ask them to do that. here they release a guy that is walking the streets of tunisia. >> reporter: wolf complainted that the 236789 bi had for months been denied access to harzi. the fbi questioned him last month. we asked a former fbi agent tom fuentes whether that affect t
>> the suspect has been held by authorities in tunisia. this is clearly a major setback in the benghazi investigation. he was held for three months, a suspect in connection with the benghazi attack that killed the u.s. ambassador to libya and three others. now ali ani al harzi is a free man. harzi has been released from custody there. congressman frank wolf, influential in the release of foreign aid, has been keeping track of the harzi case for months. >> your response to this?...
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back during the iraq war we were fighting a jihadi pipeline from iraq to tunisia, libya up through iraq where they went to terrorism school and made ieds and then would go back to their original countries. then, of course, and what you have is weaponry from all over the world pouring in to assist them in their effort to overthrow the dictator. well, the war is over they win. the new government goes in that is not used to governing, does not have the skill set and is faced with the population that is armed to the treat and has 18 months of on the job training of not just shooting machine guns and rpgs but mortars. that was one of the concerns of the fbi. >> and all of those borders in north africa from egypt, libya, tunisia, algeria, they are pretty porous. hold on for one moment. all right. we're getting some new information in. the united states is now increasing its role in the mali conflict in africa. our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence is getting new information. what are you learning chris? >> we are now learning that the u.s. has agreed to help the french air lift more troop
back during the iraq war we were fighting a jihadi pipeline from iraq to tunisia, libya up through iraq where they went to terrorism school and made ieds and then would go back to their original countries. then, of course, and what you have is weaponry from all over the world pouring in to assist them in their effort to overthrow the dictator. well, the war is over they win. the new government goes in that is not used to governing, does not have the skill set and is faced with the population...
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she was deeply involved in dealing with mubarak's fall, in dealing with post-revolutionary egypt in tunisia. wolf and i were on a trip with her at one point, where she was knee-deep in the negotiations. >> and that story's not yet fully written. >> we don't know. >> and the other is libya. she pushed very hard for intervention in libya and the tale there still isn't told. something a little less heralded is diplomacy with asia. a big part of the obama administration is to improve relations with countries that are not china and asia. sort of this soft containment. she was very deeply involved in one of the architects of that strategy, something that hasn't gotten a lot of attention, but a lot of the obama folks think will be an important legacy of that administration. >> let's bring gloria back into this conversation. you did an excellent interview with the vice president, joe biden, last week. and you spoke a little bit about 2016, with him. do you believe, and it's obviously very early, and only political news junkies like us speculate about this, but we will, because it's fun. do you beli
she was deeply involved in dealing with mubarak's fall, in dealing with post-revolutionary egypt in tunisia. wolf and i were on a trip with her at one point, where she was knee-deep in the negotiations. >> and that story's not yet fully written. >> we don't know. >> and the other is libya. she pushed very hard for intervention in libya and the tale there still isn't told. something a little less heralded is diplomacy with asia. a big part of the obama administration is to...
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because the real story here is that the islamic political movement in -- not just in egypt but in tunisia, morocco and potentially jordan have been joining the mainstream and joining the democratic process. there are many parts of the islam being political movement that have been very distrustful of this. they've wanted something that doesn't reek of a kind of western style of government. the muslim brotherhood embraced non-violence and democracy. and so for them to be ruled out of this process would be very dangerous. it might marginalize them, it might push them underground and it might push some parts of them toward violence. this is probably the single most important thing to see is that the muslim brotherhood is included in whatever democratic process is now reestablished in egypt. >> what do you make, fouad, this offer the egyptian president apparently gave president morsi, that they he could get free passage, they'd let him leave the country for qatar, turkey or yemen and he's rejected that. what does that say to you? >> why would they want to make their life so easy? this man has
because the real story here is that the islamic political movement in -- not just in egypt but in tunisia, morocco and potentially jordan have been joining the mainstream and joining the democratic process. there are many parts of the islam being political movement that have been very distrustful of this. they've wanted something that doesn't reek of a kind of western style of government. the muslim brotherhood embraced non-violence and democracy. and so for them to be ruled out of this process...
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egypt's revolution, the arab spring started in tunisia and spread in egypt, the big prize, the largest arab nation, it is the center of the arab world, and to see this happen, these organizations have worldwide respect and to condemn them and consider them criminal enterprises and put people in jail, sentence them to prison for doing what they do all over the world says a lot about egypt. but having said that, the egyptian military is the glue that holds the country together. i wish we could just withdraw from the world and nothing bad would happen. egypt has made it so much harder for lindsey graham to help them. they made it so much harder to make the case that american aid should be given to the egyptian government in light of this court decision. but having said that, we have to do what's best for us. and if egypt falls apart and it collapses and becomes a failed state, that would be the biggest blow to our national security in israel's national security short of radical islamists, nuclear weapons or chemical weapons, nightmare for the region. as long as we have leverage there is h
egypt's revolution, the arab spring started in tunisia and spread in egypt, the big prize, the largest arab nation, it is the center of the arab world, and to see this happen, these organizations have worldwide respect and to condemn them and consider them criminal enterprises and put people in jail, sentence them to prison for doing what they do all over the world says a lot about egypt. but having said that, the egyptian military is the glue that holds the country together. i wish we could...
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egypt, libya, tunisia, all of north africa, throughout the midwes middle east. it looks like potentially it's turning out to be a nightmare. is it? >> i think it's never been the work of a couple of years. clearly, it's the work of a generation, change in the arab world. countries that don't have a particular model to follow, you know, there is no -- it's not like the end of communism in europe where eastern european countries knew they wanted to be like western european countries. these countries have to find their own model of democracy. >> looking back, was it a mistake to dump mubarak? >> the egyptian people dumped mubarak? but a lot of the european countries said it was time for him to go. >> well, in the face of revolution in egypt. none of these countries, can we decide who is in charge. this is about people taking charge of their own destiny. >> i've heard from other arab countries like the united arab emirates or the saudis, others in the region, the kuwaitis, they were pretty upset that the west moved as quickly in dumping mubarak as it did. >> there i
egypt, libya, tunisia, all of north africa, throughout the midwes middle east. it looks like potentially it's turning out to be a nightmare. is it? >> i think it's never been the work of a couple of years. clearly, it's the work of a generation, change in the arab world. countries that don't have a particular model to follow, you know, there is no -- it's not like the end of communism in europe where eastern european countries knew they wanted to be like western european countries. these...
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i've traveled with her on one trip to cairo, tunisia. she never stops. >> look at the miles she's logged. >> let's hope she comes out of this in perfect shape. thank you very much. >>> let's go back to paul begala and ari fleischer. you worked with the secretary of state when she was first lady of the united states. this is not necessarily the best way she wanted to end those four years as secretary of state. >> no, but i think particularly in kate's piece, it's impressive how she has taken responsibility for what went wrong in benghazi. she didn't wait for congress which should and will will look into this as part of congress' duties, and led by mike mullen and that was really tough on a state department, on the government in which she serves. that shows real character. it can't be anybody's standards that nothing goes wrong when you're secretary of state, like she said, 260,00060,000 pleas. obviously we all hope that she feels better soon but i think she's going out having been one of the most accomplished and beloved secretary of stat
i've traveled with her on one trip to cairo, tunisia. she never stops. >> look at the miles she's logged. >> let's hope she comes out of this in perfect shape. thank you very much. >>> let's go back to paul begala and ari fleischer. you worked with the secretary of state when she was first lady of the united states. this is not necessarily the best way she wanted to end those four years as secretary of state. >> no, but i think particularly in kate's piece, it's...
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police armed with teargas canisters are battling these protesters that have erupted in the capital of tunisia. after a brief calm overnight, it's the second day of protest after a popular leader was gunned down yesterday. no one has claimed responsibility for that attack. late yet, the prime minister called for new elections. >>> and the federal reserve is admitting that it has been hacked. phone numbers and other information has been stolen and published. a fed spokesman said hackers exploited, rather, a quote temporary vulnerability that has been fixed. the hacker group anonymous has claimed responsibility for that attack. >>> and japan's military scrambles combat jets after two russian jets entered their air space. they left a minute later without incident. russia denies the charge. the jets were near islands disputed since world war ii and it's the second dispute for japan after accusing china of putting a radar lock on one of its vessels in the east china sea. we reported on that yesterday. >> we'll see what happens on the third day tomorrow. thank you for that report. >>> we're looking
police armed with teargas canisters are battling these protesters that have erupted in the capital of tunisia. after a brief calm overnight, it's the second day of protest after a popular leader was gunned down yesterday. no one has claimed responsibility for that attack. late yet, the prime minister called for new elections. >>> and the federal reserve is admitting that it has been hacked. phone numbers and other information has been stolen and published. a fed spokesman said hackers...
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why don't you challenge him about what we're going to do about tunisia and syria and libya and keeping america's military strong. i thought it was a lot of nonsense. >> let's talk about chris christie, the governor of new jersey. a very popular governor up for re-election, a republican. george will quotes, let me read from a column in the washington post. the columnist. the presidency is the most personal vote people cast. he's quoting christie. candidates matter. he calls the gop's decision to length then the nominating process the stupidest thing the republican party ever did. you wind up with a good candidate who's damaged. do you agree with christie? >> i think all of the parties would do better with -- took less money and took less time and gave fewer veto points to small groups and more opportunity to be heard within the parties. >> our democracy is already under attack. these super pacs and in some cases delegates, we should get all 50 states other territories the opportunity to meet the candidates and to size them up and vote on them. i disagree that we should have a shortened
why don't you challenge him about what we're going to do about tunisia and syria and libya and keeping america's military strong. i thought it was a lot of nonsense. >> let's talk about chris christie, the governor of new jersey. a very popular governor up for re-election, a republican. george will quotes, let me read from a column in the washington post. the columnist. the presidency is the most personal vote people cast. he's quoting christie. candidates matter. he calls the gop's...